欠航（けっこう、keっkou）
- flight cancellation

The Japanese word 欠航, read as けっこう (kekkou), means "flight cancellation" or "to be canceled (for flights)". It specifically refers to the situation where a scheduled flight is not going to operate due to various reasons, such as bad weather, technical issues, or other operational problems. This word is primarily used in the context of air travel.

⚫︎ 強風のため、便が欠航になりました。 Translation: Due to strong winds, the flight was canceled. ⚫︎ 悪天候で欠航になる可能性があります。 Translation: There is a possibility of flight cancellation due to bad weather. ⚫︎ 欠航の場合、払い戻しはありますか？ Translation: In case of flight cancellation, is there a refund?

You use 欠航 when discussing flight cancellations. It's a formal and direct way to convey that a flight will not be taking off. It’s commonly used when checking flight status, hearing announcements at the airport, or discussing travel plans that have been disrupted. You can also use forms of 欠航 to describe a cancelled flight.

欠航 is typically written in kanji and hiragana: 欠航. The kanji 欠 means "lack" or "deficiency," and the kanji 航 means "navigation" or "sailing". The hiragana けっこう is the reading of 欠航. There are no other common ways to write this word. The okurigana is fixed, with no variations.

There aren't many direct synonyms, as 欠航 is very specific. However, you could use these similar expressions: ⚫︎ 運休 (うんきゅう - unkyuu): cancellation of trains, buses, etc. ⚫︎ 中止 (ちゅうし - chuushi): cancellation (broader sense, can be used for flights, but not as common).

The opposite of 欠航 would be the idea of a flight operating as scheduled. Some possible concepts include: ⚫︎ 運航 (うんこう - unkou): flight operation, running. (Opposite of 運休) ⚫︎ 出発 (しゅっぱつ - shuppatsu): departure.

台風の影響で、多くの便が欠航となっています。 ・Translation: Due to the influence of the typhoon, many flights have been canceled. ・Explanation: This sentence explains that the typhoon has caused widespread flight cancellations.

航空会社のウェブサイトで欠航情報を確認してください。 ・Translation: Please check the flight cancellation information on the airline's website. ・Explanation: This sentence advises checking the airline's website for information about canceled flights.

The word 欠航 is formed from two kanji. 欠 (ketsu) means "lack" or "missing," and 航 (kou) refers to "navigation" or "sailing." Together, they combine to indicate a "missing" or "not happening" navigation, specifically in the context of a flight, thus "flight cancellation".